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SPRING SUGGESTIONSine ume of year for the annualclean up Is here and we see a few aregetting busy. The old grass, limbsand trash that accumulated during thelong cold weather can now be pickedand raked up and the lawns putgood shape. Then of course thereare a lot of trees and shrubs to plant,How Is a good time for that. Springweather is starting In late and will,doubtless come with a rush nowThe early planted tree or shrubthe one that makes the best growthBet nut now the spring rains will6ett!e the dirt about the roots andcannot help growing. The groundtoo wet yet to plow or spade so thegardeners will have to wait a fewdays. The time to plant potatoesjust as soon as they can begot Intothe ground. They will necessarily belater than usual this spring. Donbe afraid now of getting them in toosoon.JUDGES ARE SELECTEDThe judges for the debate in thecontest between Chanute and Parsonshigh schools on Friday evening have,been selected by Professor Hughesacting for the local school and havebeen accepted by Parsons. They areDr. T. F. Marshall, president of theOswego College at Oswego, II.Decker, superintendent of the Fre-donla city schools, and B. W. Sbidler,superintendent of the Glrard schools,These gentlemen will also judge thecontestants in declamation and of thepresentation of the essays.The essays as regards thought andcomposition have been graded, thiscounting 50 per cent in the hnal decisiun, The Judges for the thoughtwere Miss Georgia Benau of the Emporla State .Normal, Miss ErmineOwens of the State Manual TrainingNormal of Pittsburg and Miss Charlotte M. Leavltt of the department ofEnglish of Washburn at Topeka.SHE REPRODUCED A PLAYA fair sized crowd largely ofSanta Fe employes attended theconcert by Van Valkenburg Co. atthe Christian church Mondayevening which was one number onthe railroad reading room course.Though several musical numberswere given the chief interest centered in Miss Ellen Van Valkenburg herself. She receives hername as a psychological genius byher ability to reproduce a playafter having heard it but one time.She gave an entertaining presentation of a play which as stated bythe lecturer, Miss Van Valkenburghad heard in England.EARLTON.Grandma Ermey who has beenvisiting her son In Tulsa, Oklahomacame home SaturdayRena Liess of Earlton spent Sunday with Noah Clemens and wifenorthwest of Chanute nDave Bellman and wife visited atM P Clemens east of town Saturdayana returned to their ncme in Cuanute SundayJoe Hoke and family south of townvisited-her parents H M Carpenterand wireEtta Cornell spent a few days withner sister, Mrs Mae nattersJames Daley and family went tounanute MondayMrs AnnaUulley spent the latterpart of last week with her sister, Mrs.urace oeuMary Daley spent Sunday afternoonat grandpa (JarpentersjWill Johns and family ate dinnerat Harve Clemens SuodayJohn McCowan shipped some hogsand cattle to Kansas City SaturdayeveoingMr. Brant and family and ElmerSteeves and wife spent Sunday atGeorge MoransMrs Julia Ashley was shopping inChanute between trains MondayMrs Neptune west of town wasvisiting tMrs Lonnie McCowan thefirst of the weekMr Bice and wife left Tuesday fortheir new home over near Stark Weare very sorry to lose Mr and MrsEice as they are fine neighbors andgood citizens but we wish them success in their new home.Mrs Eva Steeves who has been visiting relatives in Chanute for the pastten day, came home Monday.W. C. Pen field of Chanute was intown Tuesday afternoon looking afterthe telephone business.Agents WantedAgents wanted something new. Nocapital needed. Big profits $50.00 to1200 00 weekly either sex. Write forfree circulars. -S. COX, 1431 So. 11thSt., Omaha, Neb. 25-4tt 1 1111 1 " '. 1 " . 1 ..,-,,":; Y--!""."""' " "v ' 'i jjR0r the vyfuu,p '"7" t -'p. fe :JffiWAIijd lilt-Given with a year's subscriptionto the Chanute Times.THE SALT OF THE EARTHThe United States produced 30,305,656 barrels of salt in 1910, valued at17,900,344, according to figures compiled by W. C. Pbalen and just pubUuhed by the United States GeologicalSurvey. Tbls was an Increase of 198,010 barrels over the production of1909, but a decrease n value amounting to 1443,487. The six leading pro-ucers of salt in 1910 were New York,Michigan, Ohio, Kansas, Louisianaand California. Nearly 99 per centthe salt consumed In the countrywas obtained from domestic sources,the United States having long beenindependent of foreign production.heCorrectTImeIs sometimes a matter of greatImportance. A watch that doesn'ttell the correct time i just as bad asno watch at all. If your watch show?an inclination to be eccentrlcor unsteady in its habits, bring it to us andwe will put it in shape at a very reasonable cost.C. E. OONKL1N, the JewelerI jThis book has stirred the typewriter world to afrenzy. It tells about the high prices on typewritersthe so-called rebuilts and the value ofsecond-hands. It tells you how you can get a good,standard, visible typewriter at a price never heardof before. How you pay a little each month howyou can have it on trial without deposit. Justwrite for the book it's free. It's wonderfullyinteresting, even if you are not now in the marketYou Might "Trade In" Your Old MachineTYPEWRITERS DISTRIBUTING SYNDICATECHICAGO, ILL.This coupon it intended to make it easy foryou to send for thebook,TYPEWRITERSECRETS." There isbo obligation to assume no expense incurred. No salesmanwill call on you -wehave none. Just writeyournameandaddressand nail the coupontoday-a pencil will do.aecreu! Nam...I AddrtJ-Town..Statm(SI).vf"' .... iBREPELS ATTACK OF DEATH"Five years ago two doctors toldme I had only two years to live."This startling statement was madeby Stillman Green, Malachite, Col.'They told me I would die with consumption. It was up to me then totry the best lung medicine and Ibegan to use Dr, King's New Discovery. It was well I did, for ;todayI am working and believe I owe mylife to this great throat and lungcure that has cheated the grave ofanother victim." Its folly to sufferwith coughs, colds, or 'other throatand lung troubles now. Take thecure that's safest. Price 50 centsand $1.00. Trial bottle free at AllDruggistsMrs. JohnKansas City.Czech is visiting InTO MOTHERS-AND OTHERSYou can use Bucklen's ArnicaSalve to cure children of eczema,rashes, chafings, scaly and crustedhumors, as well as their accidentalInjuries, cuts, burns, bruises,' etc.with perfect safety. Nothing elseheals so quickly. -For bolls, ulcersold, running or fever sores or piles ithas no equal. 25c at All Druggists,The 'SensationalBookTypewriterSecrets"If Typewriters Distributing SyndicateN. State Street, CalcagoYou mar wnd the book "Typewriterwiuoui expense 10 dm.Prairie QueenPrairie Queen school rnds next Saturday with a term of seven monthstaught by Miss Mable AllenEmma and Abbie Hardendorf spentJ W Lefever and wife returnedfrom Hot Springs, Arkansas last weekwhere they nave been for two monthsfor the benefit of their he lthDan Lynch and wife spent Saturday with the former's sister Mrs DareFollln and familyEmma Hardendorf spent Wednesday night with Ruby CassinghamClyde HowardElseris working for BG W Montgomery and ' familyspent Sunday with Jas McDonaldand familyMiss Pearl Follinspent Sundayafternoon with Mrs DeanJ M Hardendorf and wife spentSunday with John BrownLee Tasley spent Sunday with JohnBrownJ Hyland and wife spent Sundaywith Jas McDonald and familyMiss Pearl Follln spent Sundayafternoon with Mrs DeanJ M Hardendorf and wife sDentTuesday with R A Cassingham andwireLee Lasley spent Sunday with JohnBrownJ Hyland and wife spent Sundavnight with Emma and Abbie Harden-Watson Kelley and fami'v spentTuesday with the formers parentsJohn Kelley and familyJohn Brown spent Friday afternoonwitn ueorge KickieSomething Entirely NewAn announcement of more thanordinary Interest is made elsewherein this Issue bv the ST. LOUISGLOBE DEMOCRAT. That sterlingnewspaper now sends out as a partof the Friday issue of its "Twlc-a-Week" edition, an AGRICULTUllALi AINU JJ'AVULiX MAGAZINEsection ofeiflrht nazes with outsidecovers In colors, containing goodstories, useful farm information,vaiuao e runts to House eepers andmany other features of interest toevery member of the family. Moreover, it offers to accept subscriptionsttr t.ho nannr Inftl nrltnor t.ha fAOA.ZINE section at a SDecial rate ofONE DOLLAR FOR TWO YEARS.nr fnr two vhart.v enhsprir.Mnn .in the same order. The regular priceof the DaDer alone is one dol ar , Deryear. This special off r will be openuntil further' notice, but mav bewithdrawn at any time. Read theannouncement ana send in yourorder promptly.URBANA. 'Snow and ice all cone and roadsdrying up It be ins to look likespringDr Neely was ud from ParsonsSunday returning home MondayBlaine Young shipped 3 cars ofstock from here Monday They werehogs and catt e mostly of his ownfeedingJames and Don Neelv arrived in IBazeman, Mont., last W ednesday theSam Bowman has bought .theUnsell hotel and will move to townMiss Huntrerford of Emooria was1 a. i I ... Iold friendsjonn uwen and Kdna, Foster weremarried last Friday the 15th We extend congratulationsRev Ilarton Jones filledtheapointment of the Rev HowellSunday nighthereJoel Jones has been vlsitin? inIola for the Dast week or more Oneof his work horses died since hewent awaywiison Kowei returned a week orsi atro and has boueht a rrfrce of landin Georgia and may go there insteadoi wontanaWe want a doctor here to take Drlies place He has quitA tight feeling in the chest accompanied by a short dry cough, indicatesan inflamed condition in the lungsTo relieve it by the dollar size Ballard's Horehound Syrup! you getwith each bottle a free Herrlck'sRed Pepper Porous Plaster for thechest, The syrup relaxes the tightness and the plaster draws out theinflamatlon. It is an Ideal combination for curing colds settled in thelungs. Sold by Legitimate Drug Co.Old Papers for Saleat this officeNINETEEN MILES A SECONDWithout a jar, shock or disturbanceIs the awful rpeed of our earththrough space. We wonder at suchease of nature's movement, and so dothose who take Dr. King's New LifePills. No griping, no distress, Justthorough work that brings goodhealth and fine feelings. 25c at AllDruggists.THE ONE TO BE PLEASED.De Jaw No, we never have roastpork at our house any more.De Paw Why, I thought you werevery fond of it?De Jaw 8o I am, but my wife'spet dog won't eat any of It at all.A $300,000 FIRE IN PARSONSThe passenger depot and generaloffices for the Missouri, Kansas &Texas Rail load In Kansas burned atParsons late Monday afternoon, at aloss of more than 4300.000Th? fire is believed to have beencaused by defective wiring. Tneamount of the insurance on thebulldlnor. which is held hv EisternI . . . . .company officials, but it is said tonot cover half of the loss. The station will be rebuilt.The lire, whlcb started in the roomof oue of the dining room waitresseson the third fljor of the building, hadbeen smoldering for more than twentyminutes before tne alarm was turnedin, thus giving the fire considerableheadway before the flremn arrivedThe Missuurl, Knsa3 & Txas Dc-pot Building was built in 1895 at aof gono.OOO. It was the secondlargest and finest railway station iuthe state of Kansas ' .wWaVuooI Comes from Dr. J l. curuss,Dwiffht. Kan. He writes: "I notonly have cured bad cases of eczemain my patients witn uiecinc enters,but also cured myself by them of thesame disease, i reei sure meyI feel sure they willbenefit any case of eczema.,, Ihisshow what thousands have proved,that Electric Bitters is a most effective blood Duriller. Its ari excellentremedv for eczema, tetter salt rheumucers bolls, and runnim? sores. Itstimu'ates liver, kidneys and bowels,expels poisons, helps digestion, buildsuo the strength" Price 50c Sat's-faction guaranteed by All Druggists."Dad.""Dad" and "daddy" were well knownIn this country in the sixteenth cen.tury; "papa" did not come in, borrowed from abroad, until the sevententhcentury was well advanced. Florlo,at the end of the former century, defined the Italian "pappa" as "the firstword that children are taught to callhhe,r father, as ours say 'dad,' 'dad-T ( n y V.K "Ilol" oaArna In a thflcommoner to mankind of tne two,Nausicaa In the "Odyssey" calls herfather "pappa phlle," dear papa; butOreek has "tata" also, and Welsh has"tat," and Irish "daid."v. 8cotoh Alarm Clock.A touriBt In rural Scotland took refuge for the night in the cottage of anold lady. He asked her to wake himup early in the morning, warning herthat he was quite deaf. Upon awakening much later than the appointedhour he found that the old lady, withstrict regard for the proprieties, badlipped under the door a slip of paperupon which was written: "Sir, It'shalf past eight."Loeal Pride."Why do you insist on investingyour money away from your hometown?" "Well," replied Farmer Contoeael, "I've got a good deal of localpride, I have, and I regard the peopleIn this here township aa -fcein'mart that none of 'era is goln' to 1Hany real bargains git away from him.'npx misquoxmcn.The minister was attempting tocarve a very tough fowl at the dinner. - As he was trying to separate oneof the joints it slid out of the dish tothe other side of the table. He calmly picked it up and gravely said:What Ood hath Joined together letno man put asunder." Ladles' HoomJournal.Good Plan.Write down a list of things yonIntend to do In spare time and donot let a week slip away, nor a day,if you can help it, without dolcg oneof them. Each month will bring newInterests which will be worth tryingto take up.Join the BiggerCrop ClubHelp make the yield per acreof Kansas land equal to that ofother states.Help correct the impressionthat goes with the report thatKansas can raise only 134 bu.of wheat to the acre while Nebraska is averaging 18.How this may be done isdescribed in detail in a newbulletin just issued by theSanta Fe, entitledBetter Crops inKansasand How, toGrow ThemThis bulletin is made up of aseries of articles by such authorities as Prof. W. M. Jardine, Prof. L. E. Call, Prof. E.G. Shafer, Prof. A. H. LeidighandJProf. T. J. Headlee of theAgricultural College at Manhattan, and Mr. C. O.Townsendof the U. "S. Land and SugarCompany, Garden City.Every farmer in Kansasshould have a copy on his library table; he should read itand follow the farm practicedescribed. If this could bedone the yield of Kansas farmswould be doubled in a seasonand the cost of productionwould be lessened, for Kansassoil can't be beat.That means profit to youIt costs nothing to get a copyexcept the one cent to send apostal card.I want you to send that postal today. I will see that youget the bulletin by return mailC. L. Seagruves. Genl. Colonization AgentA. T.&S.P.Ry.1117 Railway Exchange, Chicago.To Him Who Learnt.Perennial youth and health of mindand body Is only for him whose mindIs growing daily through the absorption of those thoughts that quickenevery faculty and thrill every feelingwith a sense of unlimited life. WalterDe Foe.Her Own Hat the Obstruction.A woman In a Vienna theater cameout after the first act and asked tohave the price of the ticket refunded,on the ground that having compliedwith the request to remove her hatshe had held It on her knees and thusentirely obstructed her own view ofthe stage.The Real Question."The Arabs have a proverb that 'wise man's day Is worth a fool's life.'It Isn't a matter of how long you havbeen in business, but how much busthess are you now doing." ProfitablyAdvertising.Many Fish Were Blind.More . than 17,000 yellowtall wencaught by Japanese fishermen at the;long wharf recently. This is the largest catch for one day's fishing ever recorded In the bay district. Among thjfinny specimens were several deep Betfish, which, when brought to r " sunface, were found to be totally c:lnL-!Los Angeles Tribune.A Backsliding Santa Claui.Mrs. Feavlsh says that before theywere married Mr. Peavlsh used to saythat if she would let him be her SantaClaus he would devote his life to sliding up and down the chimney forher. And now it makes him mad tohave to take up ashes from the grat8elf-Confldenoe. '"Self-confidence Is not egotism. 5la knowledge, and It comes from thconsciousness of possessing the abillty requisite for what one undertakeCivilization today rests upon self-ooaifldence." Orison Swett Mardea."Most Unklndest Cut of All."Science has now said Its nastiestabout the Thames water. It has beendiscovered that typhoid bacilli willnot live In It Can It be aa bad as allthat? Where's the whiskey. London'8ketch. )Carried Their Own 8poons.The cry la now for the individualdrinking cup. In Queen Elizabeth's Jbis own spoon with him. vit'i.